Outcome of ventriculoperitoneal shunt implantation for treatment of congenital internal hydrocephalus in dogs and cats: 36 cases (2001–2009)

Biel, Miriam; Krämer, Martin; Forterre, Franck; Jurina, Konrad; Lautersack, O; Failing, Klaus; J. Schmidt, Martin

doi:10.2460/javma.242.7.948

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Outcome of ventriculoperitoneal shunt implantation for treatment of congenital internal hydrocephalus in dogs and cats: 36 cases (2001–2009)

Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association • Mar 21, 2013

Authors:

Miriam Biel

Martin Krämer

Franck Forterre

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine outcome data for cats and dogs with congenital internal hydrocephalus following treatment via ventriculoperitoneal shunting to determine treatment-associated changes in neurologic signs, the nature and incidence of postoperative complications, and survival time. DESIGN: Retrosp...

Subject

Medicine

Hydrocephalus

Shunt (medical)

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